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The Memo: Musk-Rubio clash heightens scrutiny on Trump’s approach

Explosive details about a Cabinet meeting confrontation between Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were revealed by The New York Times on...

08.03.2025 50

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The Memo: Trump’s turbulent tariff moves pose risks with voters

President Trump eased his newest tariffs on Wednesday after two days during which those levies roiled financial markets. But the latest tweak only...

06.03.2025 20

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Five takeaways from Trump's address to Congress

President Trump delivered the first congressional address of his second term on Tuesday evening. It was a chance for the president to underscore the...

05.03.2025 50

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5 takeaways from Trump-Vance-Zelensky Oval Office blowup

An astonishing scene played out in the Oval Office on Friday as President Trump and Vice President Vance got into a shouting match with Ukrainian...

01.03.2025 70

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The Memo: Trump versus media fight intensifies

A fight over an inside-the-Beltway media tradition has become emblematic of a bigger battle between the Trump administration and the press. At issue...

27.02.2025 10

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The Memo: GOP divides emerge over Trump’s handling of Musk, Ukraine

President Trump is only beginning the second month of his second term but divisions are already erupting. The friction is so obvious that Democrats,...

25.02.2025 40

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The Memo: Trump’s jabs at Ukraine divide GOP

President Trump ratcheted up his attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, deepening the first real schism of his second term...

22.02.2025 20

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The Memo: Trump roils New York with Adams drama

President Trump is roiling the politics of his native city — and the drama isn’t over yet. A federal judge on Wednesday reserved judgment on...

20.02.2025 10

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DOGE and Musk: The 5 biggest controversies so far

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has caused uproar almost from the moment of its inception. DOGE is not an official government...

18.02.2025 7

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The Memo: Firestorm grows over Trump DOJ’s deal to drop charges against Eric Adams

The Trump administration, which has been moving like a juggernaut across the political landscape, has hit a land mine. The decision by Trump’s...

15.02.2025 60

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The Memo: Musk rivals Trump as most controversial figure on political stage

President Trump may be only the second most controversial person in his own administration. Three weeks into Trump’s second term, Elon Musk has...

13.02.2025 20

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The Memo: Trump, allies ramp up attacks on courts

Monday brought another legal setback for President Trump and his administration — and there is every indication it will add more fuel to the fire of...

11.02.2025 50

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5 takeaways as Trump’s Gaza Strip proposal reverberates

Aftershocks reverberated Wednesday from President Trump’s declaration the previous day that the United States should take “long-term ownership”...

06.02.2025 30

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5 things to know about Trump’s buyout plan for federal employees

Decision time is looming for an estimated two million federal employees who are eligible for the buyout plan proffered by President Trump. Workers...

01.02.2025 7

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The Memo: Washington flight disaster sparks political fights

Details are emerging about the Washington air disaster that killed 67 people — and some of those factors are only likely to fuel political fights....

31.01.2025 10

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The Memo: Trump knocks over the guardrails, deepening Democratic panic

President Trump is pressing full steam ahead with an agenda that Democrats worry has an increasingly autocratic bent. But right now, there’s not...

28.01.2025 20

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The Memo: Trump's risky gambit to strip security from Fauci, Bolton and Pompeo

President Trump has sparked fresh controversy in his first week back in office with his decision to remove security details from several prominent...

25.01.2025 90

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The Memo: Trump goes full bore against DEI

President Trump is taking full aim at diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, apparently making the calculation that the peak for such...

24.01.2025 10

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The Memo: Trump 2.0 comes into focus

President Trump’s second term is coming into much sharper focus in its first 72 hours — delighting his supporters but ringing loud alarm bells for...

23.01.2025 10

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5 takeaways as Trump returns to power

President Trump took office again Monday, completing a remarkable political comeback and becoming only the second person to serve nonconsecutive terms...

21.01.2025 3

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Trump set to be inaugurated, kicking off 100-day rush

President-elect Trump is set to be sworn in at the Capitol on Monday, solidifying his stunning return to the White House and kicking off what is...

20.01.2025 10

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The Memo: Trump set to ‘shock and awe’ with executive actions

President-elect Trump is expected to unleash a blizzard of executive orders as soon as he takes office on Monday, seeking to demonstrate he can...

20.01.2025 30

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The Memo: Flags will fly high after all for Trump’s inauguration

President-elect Trump has won at least one battle in advance of Monday’s inauguration ceremony. Flags at the U.S. Capitol will be flown at...

17.01.2025 30

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The Memo: Trump, Biden battle over credit for Israel-Hamas deal

It took more than 15 months to get a ceasefire deal in Gaza that might last. But it took no time at all for a political battle to erupt in Washington...

16.01.2025 30

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The Memo: Trump's nominees reach crucial stretch

A crucial week for President-elect Trump gets underway in earnest on Tuesday, when his nominees for key posts start going before the Senate committees...

14.01.2025 10

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The Memo: Trump-Newsom feud ramps up as Los Angeles fires rage on

The feud between President-elect Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is hitting new peaks of intensity as wildfires rage on in Los Angeles....

10.01.2025 30

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The Memo: Trump sparks political fight as L.A. wildfires rage

President-elect Trump has sparked a political battle over the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles even as those fires are still far from contained. Any...

09.01.2025 100

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The Memo: New Orleans mass killing gets pulled into partisan political battle

It took less than 48 hours for the mass killing in New Orleans to be pulled into the partisan debates that are roiling the nation. In the process,...

03.01.2025 40

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The biggest political winners and losers of 2024

A year full of extraordinary drama is at its close. A former president running for reelection narrowly survived an assassination attempt. A sitting...

01.01.2025 20

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The Memo: Biden faces uncomfortable parallels with Carter

President Biden paid tribute to former President Carter soon after the 39th president’s death was announced Sunday. But Biden could have been...

31.12.2024 10

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The Memo: Democrats brace for a new Trump presidency

Democrats are bracing for a new — and, for them, bleak — political era as President-elect Trump prepares to take office for a second term. Trump’s...

28.12.2024 10

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The Memo: Trump walks tightrope at Mar-a-Lago press conference

President-elect Trump sought to thread a needle during his Monday press conference at Mar-a-Lago, pushing back at suggestions that his incoming...

17.12.2024 30

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The Memo: Trump revels as establishment figures pay homage at home and abroad

The second time’s a charm for President-elect Trump — at least when it comes to an election win getting him the establishment recognition he has...

14.12.2024 30

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The Memo: Social media sympathy for killing of health insurance CEO sparks pushback

The battle-lines over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and the ethics of the healthcare industry, are deepening with...

11.12.2024 40

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The Memo: Populist rage comes to forefront in reaction to UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

The reaction to the killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson is the latest example of the strength of visceral anti-elite sentiment...

07.12.2024 40

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The Memo: Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO uncorks anger at insurance industry

The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street is the latest moment to shine a light on the tensions roiling American...

06.12.2024 4

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The Memo: Hegseth troubles open up Trump World palace intrigue

President-elect Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth to be secretary of Defense was listing badly but had not yet capsized on Wednesday evening....

05.12.2024 8

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The Memo: Right and left see 2 different stories in Daniel Penny case 

A verdict in one of the most divisive criminal trials of recent times is imminent. A jury in New York is deliberating after closing arguments...

04.12.2024 5

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The Memo: Democrats hit Biden for pardon that they see as gift to Trump

President Biden is facing blowback from his own party for his dramatic Sunday evening pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. A growing chorus of...

03.12.2024 10

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The Memo: Democrats try to figure out where they go from here

Democrats are asking what went wrong and where they go from here, as President-elect Trump prepares to take office in January.  The dust may be...

01.12.2024 6

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The Memo: Trump tariff threat muddies economic picture

President-elect Trump’s emphatic promise of new tariffs is sharpening the debate over how he will handle the economy. It’s likely the single most...

29.11.2024 20

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The Memo: Trump wins biggest legal victory so far as Jack Smith pulls the plug

President-elect Trump won his biggest legal victory so far on Monday when special counsel Jack Smith announced he was seeking the dismissal of the...

26.11.2024 5

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The Memo: Trump gives himself a black eye with Gaetz misfire

President-elect Trump has suffered a self-inflicted black eye with the withdrawal of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) from consideration as attorney...

22.11.2024 3

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The Memo: Gaetz seen as Trump pick most in danger of failing

President-elect Trump has sparked a Washington guessing game by selecting several controversial nominees for high-level posts. The question is...

21.11.2024 3

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The Memo: Gaetz and Hegseth controversies could trickle down to Trump

Allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct are complicating the paths of two of President-elect Trump’s most important nominees. In the process,...

19.11.2024 30

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The Memo: Trump spoils for a fight with controversial Cabinet picks

President-elect Trump is spoiling for a fight as he chooses the members of his incoming administration. Provocative picks from Trump keep coming....

16.11.2024 3

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Trump whirlwind lands in Washington with stunning moves

A Trump tornado hit the nation’s capital Wednesday. President-elect Trump shook up the political world with nominations for key posts that shocked...

14.11.2024 30

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The Memo: Harris’s defeat jumbles picture for female Democratic contenders in 2028

Vice President Harris’s defeat in last week’s presidential election raises a thorny dilemma for Democrats as they look ahead to future election...

13.11.2024 4

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The Memo: Susie Wiles faces big challenges as Trump’s first chief of staff

The second Trump administration is beginning to populate, with the president-elect appointing a border czar, nominating an ambassador to the United...

12.11.2024 4

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5 takeaways from the 2024 exit polls

The dust is settling on the 2024 election after President-elect Trump’s unexpectedly comfortable victory. Now both parties are looking to the exit...

08.11.2024 5

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